Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wansbeck Estuary today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Wansbeck Estuary at 9PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wansbeck Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:12PM4.02m | 7:23AM4.21m | 7:51PM3.75m | 8:07AM3.84m | 8:34PM3.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.29m | 1:10AM0.76m | 1:39PM0.66m | 1:48AM0.99m | 2:17PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 3 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 270 | 305 | 367 | 401 | 409 | 409 | 426 | 325 | 325 | 407 | 402 | 326 | 279 | 279 | 310 | 312 | 268 | 189 |
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